Debbie's Paint Projects > Projects > Faux Tray Ceiling

Tools and Materials Needed

• 1.5-inch low tack tape
• Measuring tape
• Chalk Line
• Narrow foam rollers & paint trays
• 1-inch paint brushes
• 3 shades of pink
• 3 shades of blue
• 3 shades of beige

Getting Started

1. (The walls were painted in the pale pink colour.)
2. To create a faux tray ceiling, we painted three 5-inch stripes in three different colours, interrupted by a 1-inch shadow in between each colour, going all the way around the room.
3. Measure in 5 inches, mark it, then 5 more, mark it, then 5 more, and mark it. Use a chalk line to create straight lines for your 3 colours all around the room.
4. Tape off the first and third lines using low-tack tape. Paint two coats each in the medium shade of blue and pink. Let dry properly, then retape to paint the center stripe in beige. Let dry.
5. Along one length and width of the room, tape a 1-inch stripe along the inside of each colour. Paint the stripe in the lightest shades of the matching blue, pink and beige. Let dry.
6. Tape the second length and width the same way and repeat the previous step using the darkest shades of pink, blue and beige. Let dry and remove the tape.
7. Tip: for a nice finish, make sure that you mitre the edges of the thin stripes where the light and dark shades meet, so that the colours meet in the corner at 45-degree angles.